3rd Day Flu
On monday, the day after my injection, I felt good enough to go for lunch and do some shopping. When I got home though I was so tired I slept for 3 hours and have been very tired all week. I started to feel a bit shaky on wednesday night then ran out of paracetmol and had no urge to go out for more, so I decided on an early night and hopefully i'd feel better in time for work on thursday. I couldn't sleep though and was up during the night a few times feeling pretty bad. This is the 1st time i've had flu like 'sides' on the 3rd day and even on thursday I hadn't really recovered. I got some more paracetmol in the morning and phoned work to say I couldn't make it in that night. My boss was ok but this is the 1st night i've had off since I started this job and I want to keep on his good side without disclosing details about my health.
My concentration has been bad too and i've not felt motivated to do anything, though I do feel as though the anti-depressants are having a positive effect on my mood. I cant help feeling as though i'd like to crawl under a rock for the next 5 months or at least under a quilt. I know that this time is probably going to be full of highs and lows and i'm now positive that this is just a low that will lift.. this time last week I would have considered giving my drugs back to the hospital and stopping treatment, now i'll be damned if i've gone through the past 5 weeks for nothing.
The dizzy spells I was experiencing last week have eased slightly so hopefully this is my body adapting to the lowered haemaglobin. I also remember when I was last prescribed anti-depressants that without a 'mult-vitamin' each day I got a lot of coughs, cysts in my eyes and cold sores. I'm on a different antidepressant now but I dont want to take chances with lowered immune response so i've started taking a vitamin each day. I know i should have discussed this with my nurse first but i'll explain on wednesday and hopefully not incur her 'wrath'... :o)
On the subject of eyesight, i've had days where I felt as Jonathan described since starting treatment. Like my eyes feel too big for their sockets, very odd sensation that one. For me though, my focus gradually got worse. I was squinting while driving and reading and at times couldn't make out text on my pc. I went for an eyetest and confirmed on the health declaration my hepC status. The optician asked me a few questions, notably 'are you on treatment?' I hadn't really considered this until now as at that time I'd only just been diagnosed and treatment seemed a long way off. I was also confused by all the things that were happening to my body and wasn't sure what was related to hep C and what wasn't. I told my gp about these thing at the time only to be met by a 'blank look'. At the time the optician prescribed me glasses for reading which I now wear constantly at home but I do feel that my eyesight has worsened since then. After reading Paul's post on eyesight i've decided to go for an eyetest next week. One niggling thought in the back of my mind though..... what if it's just my AGE?!
I'm going to go out on monday and stock up on paracetmol, I dont want to get caught short again next week. I realised on thursday morning how beneficial it is in easing some of the 'sides'. I had been using it previously but more for the joint aches and headaches. I've used it more this week to keep my temperature down and subdue the 'flu' and it works well.
This post has been hard work tonight and may well be a bit 'scatty' but I have 'foggy head' so it'll have to do.
#6 tomorrow
My concentration has been bad too and i've not felt motivated to do anything, though I do feel as though the anti-depressants are having a positive effect on my mood. I cant help feeling as though i'd like to crawl under a rock for the next 5 months or at least under a quilt. I know that this time is probably going to be full of highs and lows and i'm now positive that this is just a low that will lift.. this time last week I would have considered giving my drugs back to the hospital and stopping treatment, now i'll be damned if i've gone through the past 5 weeks for nothing.
The dizzy spells I was experiencing last week have eased slightly so hopefully this is my body adapting to the lowered haemaglobin. I also remember when I was last prescribed anti-depressants that without a 'mult-vitamin' each day I got a lot of coughs, cysts in my eyes and cold sores. I'm on a different antidepressant now but I dont want to take chances with lowered immune response so i've started taking a vitamin each day. I know i should have discussed this with my nurse first but i'll explain on wednesday and hopefully not incur her 'wrath'... :o)
On the subject of eyesight, i've had days where I felt as Jonathan described since starting treatment. Like my eyes feel too big for their sockets, very odd sensation that one. For me though, my focus gradually got worse. I was squinting while driving and reading and at times couldn't make out text on my pc. I went for an eyetest and confirmed on the health declaration my hepC status. The optician asked me a few questions, notably 'are you on treatment?' I hadn't really considered this until now as at that time I'd only just been diagnosed and treatment seemed a long way off. I was also confused by all the things that were happening to my body and wasn't sure what was related to hep C and what wasn't. I told my gp about these thing at the time only to be met by a 'blank look'. At the time the optician prescribed me glasses for reading which I now wear constantly at home but I do feel that my eyesight has worsened since then. After reading Paul's post on eyesight i've decided to go for an eyetest next week. One niggling thought in the back of my mind though..... what if it's just my AGE?!
I'm going to go out on monday and stock up on paracetmol, I dont want to get caught short again next week. I realised on thursday morning how beneficial it is in easing some of the 'sides'. I had been using it previously but more for the joint aches and headaches. I've used it more this week to keep my temperature down and subdue the 'flu' and it works well.
This post has been hard work tonight and may well be a bit 'scatty' but I have 'foggy head' so it'll have to do.
#6 tomorrow
posted by Alan at 11:30 PM
4 Comments:
Your post was fine, Alan. It often seems like all the stuff is coming out wrong but it`s usually just tiredness.
I started using reading glasses when I was 43 and this is fairly normal. Your eyes get used to using glasses very quickly and you start needing them all the time.
Pleased you are going for the eye test. Apart from needing glasses for longsight as well now my eyes were in good shape, so it will be good tohave that anxiety put to one side.
Paul.
Hi Alan,
I've also required reading glasses since my early 40's, meaning that, with my already requiring prescription vision, I've been using bifocals for awhile now. Am planning to try bifocal contacts once I'm through treatment.
Please do speak to your physician about the multivitamins. My hepatologist recommended increasing B complex vitamins to help with the brain fog/concentration difficulties, which seemed to help. Also, please ensure that you're not taking iron, evidently not recommended on treatment (special exceptions for special medial conditions).
Hope your week goes well. Sue
Hi Alan,
Sent you a private message on the forum, but it didn`t appear in my sent box. Could be a glitch to report. Can you let me know if you got it.
Paul.
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